external backup drive does not open

Format a new backup NTFS external drive, then bin all my folders. When I try to open the backup file, he doesn't know what file to use to open. When I send it to the internet to find a file it say it s a mime file and I can't find any free download to try and see if it is still the problem, every site wants diagnose me my pc for free, then charge me to download a fix that I'm not even sure will work. Any ideas would be wonderful / thank you!

If you use the standard windows backup feature, you need to backup to the hard drive first.

then copy it to the drive external hard usb.

in the future, you will need to copy archive hard disk in order to restore.

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